The "I Booked my Car" Thread

This is a discussion on The "I Booked my Car" Thread within What Car?, part of the BHP India category; Today I plan to make balance payment, and shall get VIN of my car tomorrow morning in first half.
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Today I plan to make balance payment, and shall get VIN of my car tomorrow morning in first half.

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Originally Posted by a4anurag

Congratulations and welcome to the Maruti club (Once again!) + Swift club.

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Originally Posted by Sherlocked

Congratulation on booking the Swift!
Hope you have many joyful and trouble free miles with your Swift.

Thanks a lot A4anurag and Sherlocked!

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Originally Posted by a4anurag

Was the Grand i10 exchanged at True Value or sold it elsewhere? If I can ask, how much did you get the i10?

Yes, Grand i10 was exchanged and valued at Rs. 4.75 lakh, which incidentally, was the IDV of Grand i10. Getting more than Rs. 4.75 lakh was proving to be tough, and also very time consuming task. In case I had sold the car individually then waiting for payments, negotiations via broker/known person, etc. would have taken further more time. We could eliminate all of it as I gave the car in exchange.

Initially, the quote was Rs. 4.35 lakh, but I was firm for a higher price. It took overall more than a week to get the price.

The payment over the valuation of Grand i10 is to be made by cash.

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Originally Posted by Sherlocked

Mechanically for sure, the Swift won't disappoint you. Moreover, it will be welcome change after Grand i10 in terms of ride and handling.

But please get rid of those puny 165 tyres right after you take delivery. At least a 185 is a must. Do your research on this one.

Swift dynamics and ride are excellent, so is the seat comfort. I also view it as a refreshing change.
Tyres wont see a change as I have invested heavily for Swift. I think I can hang in with those 165 for a while as most of my running in inside city. For highways which are long distance, will take Innova.

Swift dynamics and ride are excellent, so is the seat comfort. I also view it as a refreshing change.
Tyres wont see a change as I have invested heavily for Swift. I think I can hang in with those 165 for a while as most of my running in inside city. For highways which are long distance, will take Innova.

Congrats my old and dear friend on your new purchase. Have a great time, drive safe, and do get ahead in life.

Swift dynamics and ride are excellent, so is the seat comfort. I also view it as a refreshing change.
Tyres wont see a change as I have invested heavily for Swift. I think I can hang in with those 165 for a while as most of my running in inside city. For highways which are long distance, will take Innova.

Even we are running on the stock 165. Try to get the car with Bridgestones tyre, they are slightly better than the other OEMs.

Also don't put any seat covers as of now. The stock seat covers are one of the best. On some Swifts with seatcovers put on what I have noticed is that it takes away the side bolstering and there is no longer the feeling that the seats kind of hugs you.

Congratulations once again and wish you all the very best for your purchase!!
Though I am no expert but if you have any question, do ask me.

This is being purchased on company account. We considered leasing out initially but the quote we received for an all inclusive 'wet lease' was absurdly high, almost double the EMI amount. The car will be registered at 'MH-45' Where our factory location falls.

I would need a suggestion on the PDI for this car, how essential is this for Skoda?

How long is the estimated wait?
I reside in Thane, and the VW dealer here estimates upwards of 6 weeks only for the GT TDI variant. All other variants would be available within 2 weeks.

Also, did you test-drive the regular TDI and GT TDI before you made a choice. I was only able to test-drive the regular variant since a GT test drive vehicle was not available.

I plan to book the GT in the next two weeks or so (probably without a test-drive) since I really liked the feel of the regular diesel and the additional price of the GT over it (high-line trim) is not too much to miss out on that added power.